Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war.
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Latest Action · November 10, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.Res. 871 is a symbolic resolution that honors District of Columbia veterans and calls for D.C. statehood. The resolution recognizes that approximately 30,000 D.C. veterans have served in the military without having voting representation in Congress or full control over local governance, and it highlights that D.C. residents have participated in every American war since the Revolutionary War, with casualty numbers that exceeded those of several states in major conflicts. The resolution condemns the current lack of voting rights for D.C. residents and their families, and it calls on Congress to pass the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51) to grant D.C. statehood and full voting representation. This resolution contains no funding requirements or specific timelines, as it is a statement of Congressional intent rather than legislation that changes laws or appropriates money. The resolution was referred to multiple House committees including Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs.
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